Wednesday's Notebook

May 22, 1986

The New Yankees activated pitcher Ed Whitson from the 21-day disabled list and optioned relief pitcher Mike Armstrong to Columbus of the International League. Armstrong, a right-hander, made five appearances for the Yankees with no record or saves with a 3.00 ERA. Whitson, who sustained an injured rib muscle, was 2-1 with a 6.46 ERA in two starts and three relief appearances.

Former major-league umpire Ron Luciano will run for state office in New York, probably for the state Assembly, he said. ''I'm 100 percent sure I'm running for public office and 99 percent sure it will be for the Assembly,'' Luciano said. Luciano said he met with aides to New York Gov. Mario Cuomo and discussed politicial options. ''They Cuomo aides suggested several offices, including state senator,'' he said. ''My main interest is the Assembly.'' Luciano said he'd be a good elected official because ''I've been around. I've seen how different communities operate.''

San Francisco Giants owner Bob Lurie says he has a lot of questions about the site of a stadium proposed by Mayor Dianne Feinstein. Lurie said Feinstein acted hastily in announcing that a parcel of land at Seventh and Townsend streets was tabbed as the location without conducting tests to determine the site's suitability. ''We asked her to wait until some of the questions were answered, but she went ahead with her press conference anyway,'' Lurie said. However, the club owner said he didn't want to give the impression that the Giants were opposed to the site. ''It may turn out to be the best answer,'' he said.

The Milwaukee Brewers recalled first baseman-outfielder Jim Adduci from Vancouver to replace Billy Jo Robidoux, who is on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left knee. Adduci, 26, the last player cut in spring training, was hitting .325 with two home runs and 18 RBIs with Triple-A Vancouver of the Pacific Coast League.

Karolyn Rose, former wife of Cincinnati Reds player-manager Pete Rose, was sentenced to a year's probation for her guilty plea to failing to file a federal income tax return for 1981. ''I know what I did was wrong and it won't happen again,'' Rose told U.S. Magistrate J. Vincent Aug. Aug assessed her $500 in court costs but imposed no fine. Assistant U.S. attorney Patrick Hanley said an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service showed that Rose failed to file federal tax returns on incomes of about $67,000 in 1981 and $50,000 in both 1982 and 1983. Hanley said Mrs. Rose, who has paid almost all of her back taxes, agreed to the guilty plea in exchange for the government dropping the other two charges. Court records showed that most of Mrs. Rose's income was in alimony. The Roses were married in 1964 and divorced in 1980. Pete Rose has since remarried.